This course aims at:

1. Enabling the student to defend the belief in God from a logical perspective rather than one of blind faith.
2. Clarifying the correct understanding of Faith in Islam.
3. Acquainting the student with the correct concept of Minor Resurrection, Major Resurrection, Paradise and Hellfire in Islam according to the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah.
4. Enabling the student to translate his academic study of Islamic creed into practice through sincere and purified orientation towards the Hereafter.

1-   Required Textbooks

• Islamic Creed Series Volume 5 (The Minor Resurrection) Pages: 360/  Author: Dr. ‘Umar S. al-Ashqar / ISBN: 9960-672794 / Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House (IIPH) 2 (2005)
• Islamic Creed Series Volume 6 (The Day of Resurrection ) - (Pages: 406) /  Author: Dr. ‘Umar S. al-Ashqar  / ISBN: 9960672808 / Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House (IIPH) 2 (2005)

2-   Supplementary Reading and Materials

• Current PowerPoint Presentations
• The inevitable Journey (Huda TV by Imam Karim AbuZaid)
• www.karimabuzaid.com
• http://www.youtube.com/user/Islamway71
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Inevitable-Journey/271336429578066
• Audio Lectures of the instructor (can be downloaded at Link)
• Bilal Philips, The Fundamentals of Tawheed
• Ibn Abil-‘Izz, Sharh al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah (Eng. Trans.)
• Bilal Philips, Commentary on The Book of Monotheism (Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab)
• Ibn Taymiyyah, Kitaab al-Eemaan (Eng. Trans.)

PART I

Death

Definition of al-Qiyamah As-Sughra, Barzakh and Mawt

II. The Process of Death

III. The Soul’s Departure and Journey to Heaven

IV. The Life in the Grave

Part II

Signs of the Day of Resurrection

A)   The Minor Signs of The Day of resurrection

Minor signs are those signs that may occur long before the actual Last Day and, in general, they are related to day-to-day changes that occur in worldly events. The number of minor signs is numerous. There are more than 80 minor signs of the Day of Judgment but some of them are weak.  The scholars have classified around 50 of them as authentic ones.  Some of them will be listed for your review.

Categories of the Minor Signs

1. Signs have already occurred and Ended.
2. Many Signs continue to occur repeatedly.
3. Signs have not occur yet.
4. The Transitional Sign –AL mahdi (The Promised Deliverer).  

B)   The Major Signs of The Day of Resuurection

1. Anti-Christ (Ad-Dajjal)
2. Coming of ‘Esa (‘alaihi salaam)
3. Gog and Magog (Yajuj and Majuj)
4. Coming of the sun from opposite direction
5. Smoke (Dukhaan)
6. Daabbah (Beast)
7. Earthquake in the East
8. Earthquake in the West
9. Earthquake in the Arabian peninsula
10. Fire that starts from Yemen

Part III

Belief in the Final Day

Names of Days of Judgment and Reasons for such Names

Destruction of Living Things

1. The Blast of the Trumpet
2. The Trumpet
3. Who will Blow in the Trumpet
4. How many Times will Trumpet be Blown
5. Those who will not Fall Unconscious

 Al-Ba’th (Resurrection):

1. Definition of al-Ba’th
2. Resurrection will be a New Creation
3. The First Person for Whom the Earth will be Split Open
4. Gathering at the Land of Mahshar (Resurrection)
5. Description of Resurrection
6. Who will be Clothed First?
7. The Land of Gathering

The Standing  (Al-Qyamah)

The Intercession (Al-Shafaah)

The Reckoning (Al-Hisab)

The Scale (Al Mizan)

The People of  Edge (Al Ara`f )

The Bond  (Al Hawad)

The Brifge (Al Sirat)

Hellfire  (Jahannam)

Paradise (Jannah)